Brown



(No Model.)

H. J. S. BROWN.

METALLIC 0R COMPOSITE BOX.

No. 571,427. Patented Nov. 17, 1896.

F E a? T e D e FH 52 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY JAMES sTUA T BROWN, on OAMBUSLANG, sCoTLAND, AssieNoE To THE ACME PACKAGE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF BEIDGETON, eLAseow, sCoTLAND. A

METALLIC OR COMPOSITE BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,427, dated November 1'7, 1896. Application filed March 24:, 1896. erial No. 584,610. (No model.) Patented in England October 16,1891,N0. 17,697-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY JAMES STUART- BROWN, of Egremont, Oambuslang, in the p 17,697, dated October 16, 1891,) of which the following is a specification. A

This invention relates to metallic and composite boxes and tanks; and it has for its object the provision of simple and improved means for fastening or securing together the ends of the sheet of which the Sides of the box or tank are composed, and to provide for supporting and securing the metallicor com posite ends. I

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a vertical section; Fig. 2, a plan; Fig. 3, a section on the line 00 0cof Fig. 1 to show how the meeting edges of the body of the box are joined, and Fig. 4 a detail of the improved box as constructed under my invention.

The sides of the improved box or tank A are.

composed of a single metallic sheet B, dished and paneled, as Shown, in order to strengthen the sides of the box to make it capable of being easily bent into the box form and to pro vide ledges for supporting the ends. The ends b of the sheet B, which are fitted to meet at one of the corners, are first bent toward and then parallel to each other, as shown at Fig. 3, being finally secured by means of a U-shaped bar 0 forming with the bent-over ends b of the sheet B a slip-joint which can be readily fastened or unfastened. This U- shaped bar 0, which has its ends turned in ward at c, is passed over the parallel ends I; of the sheet B and is finally secured to these ends by means of two strips or keys 0, of the form shown, fitted between the parallel ends I) of the sheet B, one edge of each of these strips or keys entering the turned-in edges of the bar 0, and the outer edges being turned over against the ends I) to bind together the ends of the sheet B and the bar (3 and thus form the complete joint.

The ends D of the box or tank A may be inserted, as is shown at Figs. 1 and 2, and secured therein, the grain of which bar runs at right angles to that of the boards. The Wooden board so formed has its inner side covered by a metal sheet E, the edges 6 of said sheet being turned back and bent uponthe outer side of the wood, as shown at Fig. 1. The composite end'is then laid on the ledges b, formed by the paneling of the sheet constituting the body of the box or tank, the upper edges of the sides of said sheet being folded over upon themselves to stiffen or strengthen them. When the ends are thus inserted in position upon the ledges b of the sheet B, the endsD and the upper edges of the sheet are sur rounded by a band F of metal so bent into channel form, as shown at Figs. 1 and 4, as to grip both the ends D and the grooves 19 of the panels. This band of metal is made in one length cut or recessed to enable it to be bent round the corners of the box. To secure it in position, the ends are fastened by screws Gpassed through them into the wood (1, a strip H of metal secured at this point between the overlapping edge of the sheet E and the wooden board d being thereafter turned over the ends of the bands, as shown at 1, and soldered to the side of the box to prevent tampering with the fastening.

Having now described the invention, what I desire to claim, and secure by Letters Pattween said parallel ends of the sheet and en- 5 gaging the U-shaped bar and sheet, substan tially as set forth.

2. In a metallic or composite box or tank, the combination with a body portion consisting of a single sheet of metal bent into box form and dished or paneled and having its ends suitably joined together and ledges at the edges of the sheet, one of the ends of the boxes resting on said ledges and bands of metal bent into channel form to grip both the ends of the boxes and the supportingledges on the body, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a single sheet of metal B bent into box shape and provided with ledges for supporting the ends of the box, the ends of said sheet being bent up to lie parallel with each other, of the U -shaped bar 0 formed with inward-turned ends, and the strips or keys 0 fitted between the parallel bent ends of said sheet, one end of each of said keyes entering the turned-in edges of the bar C and their other ends bent over against the sheet 13, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with the body of the box or tank having grooved supporting-ledges metal 13 dished and paneled, as shown, and bent into box form and provided with end supporting-ledges, of the wooden end D supported on the ledges of the body, the inner covering metal sheet E, and the metallic band F bent into channel form around the corners of the box and adapted to grip both the end D and the groove of the supporting-ledge, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with the body of the box or tank consisting of a single metallic sheet dished and paneled and having supporting-ledges on its edges, of the wooden end D supported on the ledges of the body B and provided with a bar or band (Z, metal sheet E covering the inner surface of the end D and metallic band F bent into channel form around the corners of the box and grip ping-the end D and the groove in the ledges of the body, and metal strip l-l soldered to the side of the box to secure the metal band in place, substantially as set forth.

Signed at Glasgow, in the county of Lanark, Scotland, this 16th day of January, 1896.

HENRY JAHES STUART BROWN itnesses:

WALLACE FAIRWEATHER, JNo. ARMSTRONG, J12. 

